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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-02-09 EEC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Community Room Thursday, February 09, 2017, 7:00 PM I. Call To Order Commissioner Manser called the meeting to order at 7:00p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call were Burmeister, Glahn, Horan, Kostuch, Manser, Satterlee, Seeley, and Waddick. Late: Jackson Absent: Madkok, Kim, Chair Zarrin Staff Present: Liaison Brown, Sulekha Mohamed III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Member Burmeister to approve the Meeting Agenda. Motion seconded by Member Kostuch. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Member Kostuch to approve the January 12, 2017 minutes. Motion seconded by Member Burmeister. Motion carried. Member Jackson arrived to the meeting at 7:11pm. V. Community Comment • No community comment. VI. Reports/Recommendation A. Election of 2017 Commission Chair and Vice Chair Motion made by Glahn to approve the new Chair Manser and Vice Chair Jackson. Motion seconded by Burmeister. Motion carried. B. EEC Annual Forum • This year the Forum working group wants to tie the Forum with the Partners in Energy (PiE) work and have a Forum that engages more residents to act. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: • Commissioner Satterlee discussed with the EEC members about what actions do members want the community to take to get more residents to engage. • Traditionally, the working group would start planning the Forum and center it around climate change with a target audience who is already aware of the topic. i. This year’s Forum expands the audience to include homeowners, businesses, students, etc. The goal for this year’s Forum is to frame the topic to include an audience who are passionate about the topic and target an audience who are not passionate about the topic as well. A theme to look at for this year could be “saving money and saving the planet.” C. 2017 Work Plan Updates Business Energy Efficiency Working Group • At the moment with the help of Liaison Brown, the Business Energy and Efficiency Working Group has a template to help guide their engagement with businesses in the community. o Liaison Brown will be meeting with three different groups; Centennial Lakes, Southdale Hospital, and Regis Corporation. In meantime, the goal of the working group is now using the template to open up a dialogue with different kinds of businesses in the community. • 50th and France initiatives were extremely successful with two businesses considering the Xcel Turn Key Service. Residential Energy Efficiency Working Group • At the most recent working group meeting, Liaison Brown attended the meeting to discuss PiE. • Fellow Kelly Dumais has helped with the planning of the neighborhood association energy parties. The intent of the working group is to drive and organize energy house parties within certain neighborhood who are spending more energy than most. o The energy house parities will focus on gaining knowledge from fellow neighbors about steps that the attendees can do to reduce their energy use. o Also, Home Energy squad or CEE will join in a few of the neighborhood parities and facilitate a dialogue within the community. City Operations Energy Efficiency and Conservation Subcommittee • Met with Liaison Brown at the end of January to discuss how she can embed environmental considerations into the daily operations of the City. • CB-RBS meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2017. Education Outreach Working Group Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: • Thrilled to announce that the film series is fully sponsored. The first date is set for April 20, 2017 located at the Senior Center. More information will be provided in the April About Town issue. Water Quality Working Group • Continuing to reach winter maintenance people who maintain strip malls around Edina and NMCWD about salt procedures. • Commissioner contacted Sam Bauer about summer water usage and MN Law 2003 which requires sensors. Although, it’s important to note that is this MN Law the sensors are not enforced. Motion made by Waddick to add new Members Erin Hunker, Walter Levesque, and Kevin Zickert to existing Water Quality Working Group. Motion second by Glahn. Motion carried. Member Glahn excused himself from the meeting at 7:25pm. VII. Correspondence And Petitions • None. VII. Chair And Member Comments • Liaison shared updates and information from the Resiliency Workshops. The Resiliency workshops have identified hazards due to the climate predictions and climate change. The Resiliency workshops looked at three different feature groups: infrastructure, societal, and environment. • Ultimately, the goal is to collect all the feedback from various groups to combine all the data and information. The next steps will be receiving information from the Planning team with what their timeline for Comprehensive Planning Execution. • The Comprehensive Plan training is scheduled for April 6, 2017 from 6:00PM-8:00PM located at City Hall in the Council Chambers. This is not mandatory meeting, but it is highly recommended to call in if Commissioners cannot attend the meeting. IX. Staff Comments • Liaison Brown shared information with Commission that City Council reviewed Board and Commission practices at a January work session. One topic in discussion has been protocol and City Code around Board and Commission chair term limits for the Chair and Vice Chair. o Members discussed pros and cons to current term limits and potential changes to term limits. Notes were captured by Liaison Brown and sent to MJ Lamon, City of Edina’s Board and Commission Staff Liaison. MJ will then provide feedback to Council Members. • Liaison Brown shared with Commission Members about current priority messaging, events, and proposed channels of communication for Partners in Energy work. Liaison Brown will Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: provide Partners in Energy 2017 Communications Calendar updates along with the PiE Quarterly updates. • Liaison Brown also shared with Commission Members on how anyone can view iMatter presentation to Council Members in the February 7, 2017, City Council Meeting. To access the recorded meeting, please head over to www.edinamn.gov. X. Adjournment Motion made by Member Burmeister to adjourn the February 9, 2017 meeting at 9:05 p.m. Motion seconded by Member Waddick. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Sulekha Mohamed Executive Assistant